Following San Diego's lead, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann announced Tuesday the city is in discussion with the California Department of Transportation to speed up the process to address homeless encampments on the transportation agency's land.

The city has begun working to allow the Chula Vista Homeless Outreach Team to clean up encampments on freeway ramps in the South Bay city -- a task previously allowed only by Caltrans crews with a few exceptions.

"Homeless encampments along our freeways are eyesores, unsanitary, and invite criminal activity," McCann said. "City staff started working on an agreement with Caltrans to allow and streamline the process to get approval to address encampments on state-owned property."

McCann said he met with Caltrans District 11 Director Ann Fox to discu

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